Silver - 29th July 2009

Lot 466

A fine George IV silver cast wine label

Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1900

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Description

A fine George IV silver cast wine label, of shaped oblong form, with five male figures drinking and smoking, pierced 'MADEIRA', scroll border, by Edward Farrell, London 1824, length 7.8cm., approx. weight 1.8oz. * for an illustration of a similar wine label by Farrell see: Wine Labels of the World, by John Salter, The Antique Collector's Club, page 75.